- Position Title
- Hydrologic Technician
- Agency
- Geological Survey
- Announcement Number
- USGS-RES-24-12530054-DE-AW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, September 12, 2024 to Wednesday, September 18, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Please mark "YES" to all eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered. We can only verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section of the announcement for specific requirements.
2.
Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
- You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You have not yet been separated.
3.
Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of the Interior) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and
- This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
- Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
- You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position.
1.
GS-08: Choose one answer that best describes your experience and education.
2.
Give oral presentations.
3.
Use aerial photo interpretation techniques to edit collected data into a geographical information system.
4.
Prepares reports and presentations of scientific data.
5.
Instruct others in the methods of record computation, checking and review.
6.
Make stream discharge measurements.
7.
Advise field and office personnel on hydrologic conditions and priorities during extreme hydrologic events.
8.
Develop plans for new gaging stations, artificial controls, and other supporting structures, and for rehabilitation of existing stations.
9.
Install, maintain, and service sensing, recording, and communications equipment.
10.
Develop stage-discharge and/or velocity index curves and ratings.
11.
Estimate periods of missing record and non-routine flow such as tidal, backwater, or ice periods.
12.
Use air compressors, generators, and pumps.
13.
Manage inventory control of tools and specialized equipment required to support fleet vehicles used for maintenance and operation of complex surface and ground water monitoring stations, including use of hydroacoustic sensors and satellite telemetry.
14.
Procure specialized tools and equipment required to operate, maintain, and repair complex surface and ground water monitoring stations.
15.
Measure, digitally record, verify and compile stream discharge data using wading and bridge measurement techniques.
16.
Have you developed stream stage-discharge ratings including rating extensions, adjusting stream stage-discharge records for effects of ice and seasonal anomalies of stage controls, and creating multi-year discharge records?
17.
Develop stage discharge or velocity index curves for surface-water measurement sites.
18.
Prepare written analyses that describe procedures used to compile and compute hydrologic records.
19.
Estimate values for periods of missing discharge records and non-routine flow, such as tidal, backwater or ice periods by comparing records and correcting inconsistencies in the data.
20.
Utilize Aquarius and other groundwater and water quality databases, to check the quality of groundwater elevation records; evaluate any discrepancies in the water level data, and associated well construction, location, and vertical datum records; apply necessary corrections; and prepare final records for publication.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
21.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.